Soplos Plymouth Manager

2.0.0-5 — May 2026

Documentation-only release — comprehensive historical documentation for Legacy 1.x branches and metainfo cleanup.

• Historical documentation: Added comprehensive historical documentation for Legacy 1.x branches (Tyron and Tyson) in CHANGELOG and README.
• Metainfo cleanup: Removed obsolete AppStream metadata elements from metainfo.xml.

2.0.0-4 — May 2026

Documentation-only release: version history corrected across the release page, CHANGELOG, README and metainfo.

• Version history: All release dates corrected to match the forensic audit of the official package archive. Updated across the release page, CHANGELOG, README and metainfo.

2.0.0-3 — May 2026

Minor UI polish — simplified footer text to match the modern Soplos layout standard.

• Footer UI text: Simplified to match the modern Soplos standard layout (XFCE · X11).

2.0.0-2 — April 2026

About dialog transparency fix on KDE and icon size standardisation.

• About dialog on KDE: Credits panel now displays with an opaque dark background instead of being transparent (caused by a global scrolledwindow { background-color: transparent } CSS rule).
• About dialog icon: App icon standardised to 48×48 pixels across all desktop environments.

2.0.0-1 — March 2026

About dialog, HeaderBar CSS fix and removal of the version subtitle from the header.

• F1 — About dialog: Press F1 to open the About dialog with version, author, license and website.

• HeaderBar CSS: Global button {} rule no longer overrides CSD window controls (close/minimise/maximise) on GNOME.

• Version subtitle: Removed from the HeaderBar for a cleaner header layout.

2.0.0 — March 2026

Major release unifying Tyron and Tyson branches — complete modular rewrite, Wayland support, advanced Xephyr previews, smart dark theme detection, robust theme installer and full 8-language internationalisation.

• Complete modular architecture: Codebase restructured into core/, ui/, utils/, config/, locale/ and assets/.
• Unified environment detection (core/environment.py): Accurate detection of Desktop Environment, display protocol and system theme before privilege elevation.
• Advanced KDE dark theme detection: Background mathematical brightness analysis and LookAndFeelPackage inspection for reliable Plasma dark mode detection.
• Advanced GNOME & KDE previews: Xephyr bridge for Wayland sessions; xterm fallback for TTY-based themes.
• Single-password prompt: Unified pkexec logic minimises privilege prompts across all Wayland sessions.
• Responsive gallery: Dynamically adapts column count to window width with no rigid limits.
• Standard keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+Q, F5, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+P, Ctrl+I, Delete.
• Robust theme installer: Deep recursive search for compressed archives with nested folder structures (.tar.gz, .tar.xz, .tar.bz2, .zip).
• Full dynamic theme detection: Eliminates all hardcoded theme names and module lists.
• Complete internationalisation: Native support for 8 languages (ES, EN, DE, FR, IT, PT, RO, RU) via gettext.

• App ID: Changed to org.soplos.plymouthmanager.
• Total visual renewal following Soplos v2.0 design standards.
• Progress bar: Relocated to a dynamic Revealer above the footer with smooth updates during initramfs generation.
• Dynamic protection of active and critical system themes to prevent accidental removal.

• Native Dracut support: Correct initramfs regeneration on Soplos Linux (Dracut-based).
• Standard-compliant logging: Log files stored at ~/.cache/soplos-plymouth-manager/.
• Thumbnail centering and scaling: Premium alignment of theme previews in the gallery.

• Duplicated footer removed.
• Asymmetric preview centering corrected.
• CSS syntax errors for GTK 3 compatibility fixed.
• Progress bar stuck at 20% during long initramfs operations fixed.
• Installation issues with nested folder structures in theme bundles fixed.

1.0.6 — May 2025 (Tyron only)

Stability fixes and compatibility improvements.

• Stability and compatibility: Internal fixes and improvements for the Tyron environment.

1.0.5 — July 2025 (Tyson only)

Minor UI and compatibility fixes for the Plasma environment.

• UI and compatibility: Minor UI and compatibility fixes for the Tyson/Plasma build.

1.0.5 — May 2025 (Tyron only)

Patch release with minor corrections and internal cleanup.

• Minor corrections: Internal cleanup and minor corrections for the Tyron build.

1.0.4 — July 2025 (Tyson only)

Metainfo finalized for AppStream/DEP-11 compliance and multi-size program icons added for software center integration.

• Metainfo finalized: Validated for AppStream/DEP-11 compliance.
• Program icons: Added in 48×48, 64×64 and 128×128 for software center compatibility.
• Minor structure and tag improvements.

1.0.4 — May 2025 (Tyron only)

Icon update and developer information update.

• Program icon updated.
• Developer information updated to Sergi Perich.

1.0.3 — July 2025 (Tyson only)

Metainfo corrections for software center visibility across Plasma Discover, GNOME Software and other AppStream-compatible centers.

• Metainfo corrections: Fixes to ensure full visibility in software centers.
• Minor AppStream structure improvements.

1.0.3 — May 2025 (Tyron only)

Metainfo update for AppStream/DEP-11 compliance — no functional changes.

• Metainfo updated for AppStream/DEP-11 compliance.
• Screenshots renamed to screenshot1.png, screenshot2.png, etc.
• Minor documentation and metadata improvements.

1.0.2 — June 2025 (Tyson only)

Stability improvements and compatibility fixes for Plasma 6.

• Plasma 6 compatibility: Stability improvements and internal fixes for the Tyson environment.

1.0.2 — May 2025 (Tyron only)

Internal improvements and minor fixes.

• Internal improvements: Minor fixes and internal cleanup for the Tyron build.

1.0.1 — June 2025 (Tyson only)

Stability and compatibility improvements for the Plasma environment.

• Plasma compatibility: Stability and compatibility improvements for the Tyson/Plasma 6 build.

1.0.1 — May 2025 (Tyron only)

Stability and compatibility improvements.

• Stability: Stability and compatibility improvements for the Tyron environment.

1.0.0 — May 2025 (Tyson only)

Initial Tyson release — Plymouth theme manager for Plasma 6 with preview, install and apply capabilities and multi-language support.

• Graphical Plymouth theme manager with intuitive GTK3 interface for Plasma 6.
• Theme gallery: List and browse all installed Plymouth themes.
• Theme preview with live rendering.
• Theme installer: Install new themes from archives.
• One-click theme apply with privilege management via pkexec.
• Multi-language support (8 languages).

1.0.0 — April 2025 (Tyron only)

Initial Tyron release — Plymouth theme manager for XFCE with preview, install and apply capabilities and multi-language support.

• Graphical Plymouth theme manager with intuitive GTK3 interface for XFCE.
• Theme gallery: List and browse all installed Plymouth themes.
• Theme preview with live rendering.
• Theme installer: Install new themes from archives.
• One-click theme apply with privilege management via pkexec.
• Multi-language support (8 languages).
• Advanced configuration options for Plymouth parameters.